Toy vehicle



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' W. S. REED.

l TOY VEHICLE. s No. 288,663.` Y Patented Nov. 20, y1883.

N Tins. Phuxomlwgmmr, washington. b c4 UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM S. REED, OF LEOMINSTEE, MASSACHUSETTS.

TOY VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of` Letters Patent No. 288,663, datedNcvemher 20, 1883.

Afplication tiled April 21, IESS.

T0 a/ZZ whom, may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. REED, of Leominster, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvementsin Toy Vehicles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, makingpart of this specification, in which-L Figure l is a perspective view ofa toy wagon having on its exterior and interior representations ofletters of the alphabet, numerical and other gures and characters, andprovided with an extensible handle, all constructed in accordance withmy invention; Fig. 2, a section through said handle. Fig. 3 representsthe under side of a cover of a box converted into a blackboard or slate.

This invention has special reference to certain improvements in toys forwhichLetters PatentNo. 203,776 of the United States were granted me May14, 1878, a toy exhibitionwagon being there represented with removablecards or tablets having thereon pictures or figures of animals or otherobjects and alphabet and spelling-lessons.

My present invention consists in the representation directly upon theportions of a `knockdown vehicle toy of the letters of the alphabet,spelling-lessons, numerical or other figures or characters, the sameserving as a ready means of imparting instruction, the attention of thechild being naturally inclined to the task of acquiring the lessonsthereon by the attractive form in which they are presented.

My invention also consists in a blackboard or slate formed on one sideof the box cover or bottom of a toy, and also consists in an extensiblehandle for a toy vehicle, to be described herein. A

In the said drawings is represented a toy wagon composed of thefollowing portions, to wit: a rectangular box, A, a pair of axles, a a,two pairs of wheels, b b, hubs c c, dashboard d, seat e, with posts f,for supporting the same, back or rest for the back of the occupant, ahandle or draft-pole, B, formed in two portions, It t', united by asocket-joint, 7c, the inner end of the portion t' being secured by apin, l, within a mortised tongue-piece,

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m, passing through and projecting in front of the forward axle, and theouter end of the portion 7c being provided with a cross-bar, n, forapplying the hand thereto. The several portions are readily detached andplaced within the box A, which is closed with ay cover, C, `in whichcompact form the toy may be conveniently transported. One side of saidcover is painted black, to serve the purpose of :a blackboard forwriting or drawing thereon, Fig. 3.

The novel feature of this invention is the l representation of variouseducational characters directly on the surface of the toy object, orupon strips, Src., permanently attached thereto. The outer surfacesofthe sides and ends of the wagon have painted, stamped, embossed, orpasted thereon the capital letters ofthe alphabet, with a pictorialillustration at the center of the exterior of the sides. The interior ofboth sides is decorated by pictures in panels. resented thereon some ofthe small letters of the alphabet, while the interior of the oppositeend is intended to have numerals thereon. The outer and inner faces ofthe wheels bear representations of numeral figures, large and smallletters of the alphabet, clock-dial, and also compass. (Not shown.) Thetopof the seat and front of the dash-board are also decorated withpictures of interesting objects, while the bottom of the seat and rearof the dash-board may be provided with a prepa-ration to adapt them foruse as slates or blackboards. Any other vehicle toy than a wagonforinstance, a steamboat, train of cars, locomotive, &e.*may be similarlyprovided with letters, figures, and characters without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

From the foregoing it willbe seen that I combine in a knockdown or othertoy means for educating the child in mechanical construction, and at thesame time stimulate the mind to the study of rudimentary spelling,drawing, and other lessons.

` I claimyl. In combination with the portions of a knockdown toyvehicle, the representations of the letters of the alphabet, numericaland other gures and characters, permanently exhibited thereon, as andfor the purpose set forth.

The interior of one end has rep- IVOO 2. A box Cover or bottom havingone of its binaton with the axle of a toy vehicle, aS

surfaces prepared toanswer the purpose of a specified. 1o blackboard, asseh forth. Vitness my hand this 21st day of March,

3. A portion of any toy having one of its 1883. 5 sides preparedtoanswer the purpose of aslate, `WILLIAW S. REED.

In presence of JAS. W. GHAPMA N, N. NV. STEARNS.

substantially as described.

4. The handle or draft-pole B, formed of two portions to increase thelength thereof, in oom-

